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Island in Greenland For the Canadian island, see Edward Island (Lake Superior).
Edward Island
Edvard Ø
Edward Island is located in GreenlandEdward IslandEdward IslandEdward Island (Greenland)
Geography
LocationGreenland Sea
Coordinates76°37′N 21°20′W / 76.617°N 21.333°W / 76.617; -21.333
Area115.8 km (44.7 sq mi)
Length14.4 km (8.95 mi)
Width8.6 km (5.34 mi)
Coastline53.5 km (33.24 mi)
Highest elevation231 m (758 ft)
Administration
Greenland
ZoneNortheast Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population0

Edward Island (Danish: Edvard Ø) is an uninhabited island of the Greenland Sea, Greenland. The island is unglaciated.

Geography

Edward Island is a coastal island located east of Queen Louise Land, off Cape Stop, east of Borg Fjord and north of Godfred Hansen Island in the Dove Bay, northeastern Greenland. The island has an area of 115.8 km (44.7 sq mi) and a shoreline of 53.5 km (33.2 mi).

Map of Northeastern Greenland section.

See also

References

  1. "Edvard Ø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 126
  3. UNEP


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